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synonyms for hanging over
- coming
- designed
- doomed
- intended
- brewing
- closed
- compelled
- condemned
- directed
- foreordained
- impending
- looming
- meant
- menacing
- near
- ordained
- overhanging
- predestined
- predetermined
- sealed
- settled
- stated
- threatening
- at hand
- certain
- compulsory
- forthcoming
- ineluctable
- inescapable
- inevitable
- inexorable
- in prospect
- instant
- in store
- in the cards
- in the wind
- predesigned
- que sera sera
- that is to be
- that will be
- to come
- unavoidable
- way the ball bounces
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How to use hanging over in a sentence
The killing of a widowed mother of 10 has been hanging over Gerry Adams for 40 years.
Of course, there is plenty to celebrate, but there is an unmistakable sense of apprehension hanging over the anniversary.
The big electoral question hanging over Democrats, of course, is what to do about Obamacare this fall.
Democrats Need to Get Specific to Make Obamacare a Winner | Michael Tomasky | February 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Did he understand that he would now have to live with a sword—not of Damocles but of polonium—hanging over his head?
The phantom hanging over the presidential contest was that of the late Hugo Chavez.
Honduras Presidential Election Passes Over Chavez Loyalists | Mac Margolis | November 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTShe went to sleep with the silk dress hanging over a chair within reach.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseThe Malays wore long cloths wound round their bodies, with one end hanging over their shoulder.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThey had been hanging over the low balustrade, engaged in a heart-to-heart talk with two pretty Quartier brunettes.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley SmithThe Bishop of London was also so impressed with the dangers hanging over the country, that he resolved to follow this example.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanAn Indian sat at the foot of a walnut-tree, his legs crossed and his empty hands hanging over his knees.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh Pendexter
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